Abdominal support and jock strap



'June 5, 1928.

M. C. BENISCH ABDOMINAL SUPPORT AND JOCK STRAP Filed March 3, 1926INYENTQR I Ma: 63 Bem'Jc/z Patented June 5, 1928.

UNITED STATES MAX C. BENISCH, F CORONA, NEW YORK.

ABDOMINAL SUPPORT AND JOCK STRAP.

Application filed March 3, 1926. Serial No. 91,902.

This invention relates to an article adapted to serve as and perform thefunctions of an abdominal support and jock strap.

Jock straps as usually constructed have a relatively narrow continuouselastic band or belt adapted to encircle the body of the wearer. Such abelt perform-s no body supporting or abdominal supporting function and,furthermore, since the elastic band or belt is stretched whenever thejock strap is put on or taken off, the belt soon loses its elasticityand the strap is useless.

Jock straps are usually worn by persons engaging in some athleticpursuit or contest and it is very desirable that the abdomen besupported, especially when the wearer leads a sedentary life and theabdominal. muscles have become flabby.

This invention has for its salient object 20 to provide in a singlearticle a device so constructed as to perform the combined functions ofan abdominal support and jock strap.

Further objects of the invention will appear from the followingspecification taken in connection with the drawings, which form a partof this application, and in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of anarticle constructed in accordance with the invention;

Iiig. 2 is a front elevation of the article; an

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional elevation taken substantially on line 33of Fig. 2.

In the embodiment of the invention illus trated, the device consists ofa belt adapted to encircle the abdomen of the wearer and a strap 20secured as hereinafter set forth to the belt intermediate the ends ofthe belt and adapted to extend. between the legs of the wearer in themannerof the usual jock strap.

The belt 10 comprises two sections 11 and 12 of relatively wide,non-elastic, flexible material, such as a heavy grade of canvas. Theends 13 and 14 of the sections or strips 11 and 12are connected by arelatively short strip 15 of elastic material and a second strip 16 ofelastic is secured at 17 to the other end of the section 12. The otheredge of the strip 16 has secured thereto, books 18 adapted to engageloops 19 secured to the end 21 of the non-elastic section 11.

The strap may be of any desired shape and is secured at one end 25 tothe section 11 of the belt intermediate the ends thereof and is securedat its other end at 26 to the section 12 intermediate the ends of thissection.

The sections 11 and 12 of the belt are preferably formed of relativelystiff material and the junctions of these sections with the elasticstripsmay, if desired, be reinforced to stiffen the belt. In Fig. 3 itwill be noted that the section of the belt is double in thick ness asshown at 30 and 31, the elastic strip 15 being enclosed between theouter and inner layers 30 and 31 of the section.

Attention is called to the fact that the elastic strips 15 and 16 aredisposed at the sides of the article and this is desirable since itpermits the belt to expand and contract where such expansion andcontraction is most necessary, namely, at the sides of the wearer abovethe hips where the diaphragm expands and contracts in breathing.Furthermore, since the belt is buckled around the wearer, the elasticstrips 15 and 16 are not stretched by pullingthe'belt over the hips asthe article is put on or taken off.

Although one specific embodiment of the invention has been particularlyshown and described, it will be understood that the invention is capableof modification and that changes in the construction and in thearrangement of the various cooperating parts may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention, as expressed in thefollowing claim.

What I claim is:

A combined abdominal support and jock strap consisting of a bandcomprising a pair of sections each formed of a single rectangular pieceof relatively wide, non-elastic material, an elastic member ofsubstantially the same width as said pieces secured to and connectingtwo of the ends of said sections, a second elastic member secured toanother end of one of the sections, said sections and said elasticmembers being formed of relatively stiff material and the junctions ofthe sections With the elastic strips being reinforced to further stiffenthe belt, quick detachable securing means comprising hooks and eyes forconnecting the end of the second elastic member to the end of onesection, a jock strap loop of non-elastic material secured "to saidnon-elastic sections intermediate 'theends'thereof, said 100p beingformed of a relatively Wide portion at its junction with one of thenon-elastic sections and with a relatively narrow portion at its 10junction with the other non-elastic section.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set 1 'Iny'ha'nd this27dayofFfebrua'ry,19 26.

MAX 0. enmson.

